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I went to a petting zoo where one of the baby goats was free to roam, and it scootched in right next to me and whispered in my ear, “We’ve been trying to reach you about your car’s extended warranty.”
“But in accordance with your hardness and your impenitent heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, who ‘will render to each one according to his deeds’ ”
-Romans 2:5-6...
If the 7 times the Israelites walked around the city of Jericho and then marched around 7 times on the 7th day is symbolic of Revelation passage where there’s 7 bowls and in the 7th bowl there’s 7 seals and in the 7th seal there’s 7 trumpets and within the 7th trumpets there’s 7 and so on in...
“(for not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified;”
Romans 2:13 - Bible Gateway passage: Romans 2:13 - New King James Version
Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for...
Paul was clearly talking about the works of the law (dietary law, new moons, sabbaths, circumcision). Paul was making the point that Gentiles are not saved by the works of the law, but by faith in Christ.
However, James was talking about the works of righteousness (helping widows and orphans...
Good points. The Old Testament law has all kinds of statutes that command the Israelites to help the poor. Not helping the poor in many instances is literally sin, as you pointed out.